Nothing Could Go Wrong Here (Private, Event, Leona and Ruvel)

It was starting to bug the youth that he was being kept in complete isolation, even when he had been at the facility he was raised within he was still able to move around and talk to people within the desolate ruins they called home. He knew he should really forget about that place and concentrate on moving forward but where he might be living better he still had his freedom removed from him and that scared him. He understood that his summons were doing what they believed best for him but this was his like they were playing god with, he just took their decisions not really seeing the point of arguing as he would lose. "I am going to lose my mind staying in a barren freezer you know." he called out knowing at least one of his summons or one of the snow elves watched over him at all times. "That might be true but you didn't lose it in that hell, being here with us will not do you harm." said a gentle and warm voice, even without being able to see he knew the voice of his former summon Seyuki "How is the snow beneath the moon?" he asked standing his hand going to his chest as he bowed forward slightly "As content as ever, how is the moon gracing the beautiful snow?" she asked in return "Still unable to see its beauty." he said standing straight once more before sitting down knowing he shouldn't even bother tried moving forward "I see, the eclipse seems never ending and the snow weeps." she said moving to his side. "So why has the snow came to the moon on this eve?" he asked what many would be seen as a strange code.

"It seems the harvest will be joining us soon, the harvest requires a moon for a blessing." she said with a warm smile, this made the youth blink under his bandage "The moon is unable to give blessings, the moon is an eclipse it is very hard even if the moon could do such a thing." he replied to her making her chuckle lightly her sleeve going to her mouth as she did "I am here so that the eclipse will not be so much of an issue." she said to him making him look confused. "The gates that guard the moon are open and the snow will play guide?" he asked her "Yes, it seemed like the spirit sent a request for the moon's grace and was granted by the gates." she explained to him as she helped him stand, he didn't care where the hell he was going or what he was going to be doing he was just glad that he was getting out of the castle that had become his prison. "Do you think the moon will be able to visit family?" he asked her, she paused for a moment "I don't know if the moon's gates will permit it but we can see." she said taking his hand and started guiding him towards the exit "You said that the spirits requested the moon's grace, how did the gates find it out about it?" he had to ask making her chuckle "The spirits invaded the noble chambers of darkness." she commented which made him stop.

"Did they get out alright? Those of the darkness are very protective of their nobles." he asked concern heard in his voice as a snow seemed to cover them, once disapated they wouldn't be in the Silent glaciers but in the festival square. "Yes, but that might be because the noble darkness was expecting them, nothing catches them off guard after all." she informed him making him smile nodding "That is a relief, I would hate to have to explain why her spirits went back containing a few more holes." he said quietly knowing just how protective those of the void were of their royals, he had seen it first hand. "I smell pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, clover..." he said sniffing at the air a little "It is autumn so this is normal." she said with a smile, Ruvel could only nod as where this had been his second autumn out of the facility it was still his first time at a festival for it.

Ruvel at current was dressed in a white loose shirt, white overcoat that was open and loose, black loose trousers and brown boots. Seiyuki was dressed in a beautiful ornate vibrant red kimono with a golden kimono and golden leaves embrodered into it. "It seems like the moon has found stars." she whispered leading him over to Samira and Leona "Sorry for keeping you both waiting." he said his hand going to his chest bowing forward "This is the maiden of snow Seiyuki." he said introducing the snow woman beside him, as she was introduced she elegantly bowed "The snow is pleased to greet the stars." she said warmly "I am the guide for the moon as requested by the gates." she said warmly "She basically said that she's my eyes and that those that are contracted to me have trusted her to look after me." he didn't think his companions stupid but the former summon's race had a strange way of speaking. "You realise one of your summons barged into Shindara and Amuul's personal chambers Miss Nassar." he said letting the other know how the message ended up getting delivered

Ruvel stood quietly after he had told Samira as to whom the message was delivered to and how it was seemingly delivered. He didn't need to have working eyes to guess the elder woman was embarrassed as her tone revealed all to him, Seiyuki covered her mouth with her kimono sleeve and gently chuckled as Samira tried to make some sort of excuse as to the actions taken only for it to be smacked down by one of her own summons. Ruvel smiled a little himself "Shindara and Amuul where expecting the intrusion it seems so no harm was done..." he said scratching his cheek nervously for a moment "Their guards however before dismissed wanted to give them a few more holes for entering the way they did. I ask in future they make their presence announced before ending up in the palace let alone the private chambers of the crowned princes." he said quietly yet respectfully to Samira "Their race and culture have strict protocals, rules and ettiquette they follow." he informed the summoner remembering his own time there "That being said Shindara and Amuul gave a tour of their home and took them sightseeing, shopping and a banquet in their honour." he added on getting a bit more information after asking the pair if everything was alright, he expected nothing different from the two as even if they were disrupted they would always play perfect hosts as was expected of them when they revealed they were in fact their own guests.

Ruvel closed his eyes and let out a faint sigh making Seiyuki turn her snow blue eyes to the youth "Is their something wrong with the moon?" she asked making him shake his head "No, the moon however is glad that it wasn't noble death that they ended up in the chambers of, it would have ended up differently no doubt." he replied making Seiyuki cross her arms a little "Noble death is very much unpredictable and does not like his chambers distupted without personal invitation at the best of times." she said agreeing with Ruvel's concern as when it came to entering Oykai's own room "But what is done is done, I want to thank you for the invitation once more the last festival was fun." he said warmly "It seems like you have the same discord I once had, then again I still do have it." he said chuckling nervously, he might not be a summoner anymore but his former summons did still visit him often and still gave him a headache when they couldn't agree on things. There were times he missed it because they were like a disfunctional family but that wasn't the path meant for him or his magic wouldn't have changed when he returned to his ancestrial home "I would love for you both to one day come to the place I was born." he offered this caught Seiyuki off guard "The gates might not like the moon doing such a thing without their knowledge." she protested lightly "The gates will get over it, they are not only companions or people I work with but my friends so if the gates have an issue with it they can take it up with me, I am through being alone there." he said shaking his head a little "I can understand but it is for the moon's safety." she retorted "I'm going crazy there, the invitation has also been given and it would be rude to try and take it back so even if they want to have issue it's to late either way." he said with a grin knowing exactly what he was doing.

It was then he remembered what the summon had said "Are we in the cursed grounds again?" he asked not knowing, the former summon could answer the question but believed he was asking the other two women there. Hearing Samira apologising and the summon start to say something only to be cut off made the blonde haired youth look confused more so as Seiyuki covered her mouth chucking having seen what had happened "They honestly didn't mind but as I said it is best to make their presence known at the gate in future." he said warmly, Seiyuki took the flyer in both her hands and read over the many things that they could do there "The snow has a suggestion for the moon since the moon enjoys doing such a task." she said offering the flyer to Leona with both hands once again. "The moon enjoys cooking, there is a cooking competition." she said with a warm smile, Ruvel nodded "Cooking is relaxing, I could take part in that and we likely could find things to do along the way." he said agreeing with the suggestion if the other two agreed to it.

Ruvel smiled a little he knew that it could have went far differently had Shinara and Amuul taken offense to their chambers being intruded upon. To be honest if it hadn't been for the fact it had been Samira's summon that had done such an act and precievably not by choice, that the course of events would have taken such a change. In their homeland ettiquette, respect and tradition played huge roles and to go against them even as an outsider never ended well. Then again some might argue that point if they ever came across Oykai but then how he was as a reaper wasn't the same as how he was outside that cast so certain behaviours were overlooked due to his personal circumstances. The youth closed his eyes and the smile faded for a long moment, he knew that Oykai was pained he felt it as if it was his own such was the bond he held with his summons due to the way they were contracted. He shook his head to get the thoughts out of his head and smiled once more, this was a festival problems and issues had no real place here and he didn't want to bring down the others mood because of his own. He bit his lip for a moment "You could always send messages to Miss Hisamori for me, her little brother Sato is a summon of mine and could let me know." it was quite odd that he had never called Yona by her given name but never called her brother by their family name, he guessed it was once again because Sato and himself had the bond they did so it was almost like calling himself Mr. Mizune which was just beyond weird to the youth.

Ruvel shook his head as to what Samira said about retracting his invitation to visit him where he lived "My summons are overly cautious due to me being in a weakened state, I however would like to believe that other wizard saints that I respect wouldn't do me harm." he said honestly as if nothing was going to change his mind on the matter, that was however the truth of the matter, to him it was just plain rude to give and invite and then void it because some other people might be unhappy about it. This was his ancestral home after all not theirs and normall there were always some sort of trained guardian around due to his lack of sight and his personal ineptness at sencing all by six elements of magic making him be at quite the disadvantage even in the barren wastelands of the Silent Glaciers. "My invitation stands." he said warmly blinking as a basket of pumpkin spice air freshener, candles, oils and such appeared in his hand 'For Samira' he heard in his mind 'I guessed. You have strange priorities.' he sent to his summon 'You're one to talk Ruvel, stop worrying about my issues and go have some fun for a change.' Oykai said before going silent once more.

Ruvel held the seasonal bath gift basket out and with Seiyuki's help it was towards the correct person "A gift from Oykai." he really didn't understand the bond they had and why it seemed to be formed on things that scented the air, this however kept the normal sarcastic and sass filled summon happy so he wasn't about to argue the point one way or another. He nodded as it seemed to be agreed that they would be going towards the cooking competition, this actually made him happy as he enjoyed cooking but then that was a given because he really didn't eat things he himself didn't make. It wasn't because he was a fussy eater and though unknown to the mass public it was hard to not understand why if they did. No, he only ate what he cooked because this way he knew what was being used and he could cook for his own portion size which was considerably smaller than most peoples in comparison. Doing it this way prevented waste something thrown out because there was to much could be used to feed, clothe or take care of the less fortunate which is what the case was when it came to the trading company. They gave any over stock of food and such to those down on their luck, this was because he personally knew what it was like to have absolutly nothing; with a sigh he shook his head trying to get those thoughts out of his mind once more, that was his past and so longs he kept looking on it he would never be free of it but still it was something he would need to deal with at some point once and for all.

Seiyuki nodded and carefully turned the youth in the direction they were to walk allowing him the comfort of walking on his own but close enough to let him know if there was something coming up that he would need to avoid. Ruvel appreciated the gesture as were he wouldn't make a fuss he disliked feeling like his freedom had been removed from him once again which she as a former summon of his knew was the last thing that should be done. As they continued on Seiyuki had Ruvel stop as both Leona and Samira had seen things that had caught their attentions "The star of courage is playing a throwing game and the star of humility is answering riddles." she informed Ruvel as he couldn't do much about the throwing he headed towards the male but heard another males voice "What's that?" he asked "It is a puzzle game, interested?" she asked the youth nodding "Guide me please." she asked allowing Seiyuki to take his arm amd walking him to the black smith "What a beauty to behold, are you here to try your luck miss?" the blacksmith asked, He stood around six foot eleven inches tall, muscular even for his elderly age wearing dark trousers, dull white top and black boots. "Not me good sir but my companion wishes to try your game." she said motioning towards Ruvel "I'm sorry to say miss but this might be far more difficult for your young friend here due to not being able to see." he said like a concerned grandfather "It may be more difficult sir but without trials we aren't able to grow to our full potential, I want to try." Ruvel said his hands going to the table and feeling the first small metal puzzle, it looked like an 'm' and a 'w' joined the middle of both wasn't wide enough to let the metal through but they had to come away from each other the he held the m towards himself and the w to a forty-five degree angle away lifting the w he turned it as he felt it get to the top brought ot towards his left hand little by little and brought it down as the spaces overlapped placing the two pieces on the table. "That one is done." he said his hand moving to the next.

The next was a cube with dents with a hoop with a slit just like with the puzzle before, taking a moment he felt around the puzzle to try and understand what he was meant to be doing. Moving the hoop he put the little nip at the end through each section twisting the box around after a few short minutes he got the hoop free and put both down before his hand started looking for the third. The fourth was odd he felt around it and it felt like it had six sides with symbols on it, this one seemed to give people a hard time but Ruvel just placed it on the table. Placing his finger on the top right flat side and his thumb on the bottom left flat side he just spun it on the table before flipping it over and doing the exact same for the other side, once done he flipped it again and took the two pieces apart before putting them on the table. His hands now went to the the fourth puzzle and picked it up, it seemed like a star with a hoop going through it but as he moved his hands around it he found the star moved "Oh I see there is two stars on a rivet..." he said quietly to himself as he pondered the solution for this one it would be harder because he couldn't rely on his sight so he would have to take it slowly and use his touch. Slowly he moved the ring through one hole twisting the star his hand gliding over each hole each time, it took him around six minutes to get the hoop moved to the point two specific holes lined up allowing him to free the hoop. The fifth and final one had three pieces to it and it looked like a tangled mess that had many holes and indents, this one seriously gave Ruvel a run for his money but every time he made a mistake he went back a step and tried something else. All in all however it still took only took him around minutes to complete it placing the three pieces on the table. "Congratulations, you have quite the sharp mind young man." he said holding out the small trophy allowing Seiyuki to take it "I enjoy puzzles and do them when I have the chance, thank you for showing me yours I'll be sure to order some in the near future." he said with a small bow "I'll look forward to it young man, you should go and enjoy the rest of the festival." he said Seiyuki gave a polite smile to the elder man before leading Ruvel back to the others. "I got a trophy for playing with puzzles." he let the others know wondering if there was anything else that caught their eyes before they continued on towards their original destination.

Ruvel remained quiet as he explained how best to get a message to him, he knew it was a roundabout way to do it but this way no one lost a limb or worse. This time it seemed like nothing to back had happened however it could have turned out far differently and the reunion between the three might be far diffrent than they were at current. The issue had been avoided and that is all that really mattered with Samira's summon being treated as if a crowned princess by Shindara and Amuul, he was glad that they had been gracious hosts given the situation and would have to apologise personally next time they were the ones acting as his eyes. That might be some time away given light hurt them but they had bore it on more than one occasion to make sure he was safe, he was appreciative that they done such things but he also felt guilty that they hurt themselves to do so. He would tell them not to but every time he had done so in the past, they had counter argued that this was what they had agreed to do within their contract and so would fulfil their duties no matter what it would cost them to do so. He had tried to release them from their contract but they refused from their end and due to how his magic once worked he held no power in negotiation so he couldn't force them or end it himself, it all came down to them so knew better than waste his time, energy and breath trying to convince them when they had clearly made up their mind to remain by his side until the day he finally passed into his next life. Strangely, he was at peace knowing he wouldn't be alone anymore.

Hearing Samira speak he came out of his own head and nodded "I do, it will be nice to have company that aren't current or former summons, or their races. Johann visits now and then but I know he is busy doing his own things after all guilds don't run themselves." he said warmly, although it was clear that the youth was beyond lonely being isolated the way he was. He could trust the other two he believed not to do harm to him, they were wizard saints like him and this was their second festival together so it was becoming somewhat of a tradition. The smile remained on his lips as he continued to hold the basket of pumpkin spiced scented things "You're a rare one, he doesn't normally take to living people easily and the strange way you have of bonding makes me chuckle a bit. He hopes you'll enjoy it and he knows your summons will, though he snickered at that part. I'm guessing an inside joke." he said not knowing what happened when it came to the winter spiced air freshener. He lowered his hands as the basket was taken from his hands "I wouldn't worry about it, he's does it because he wants to not because he wants things in return, I will allow you to give your appreciation to him when you see him next, it will mean more to him in the long run." he said honestly, when he thought how old Oykai was to how both sides looked he would have thought him a liar if he hadn't seen his library and some of his older memories himself. "You want to get him a good gift that isn't of things that scent the air, I suggest getting him a book or finding him something that he can research and study. That would be something he would treasure not only in this life time but everyone here after." he said with a small smile letting the elder woman know the kinds of things that his summon enjoyed.

He chuckeled and shook his head as they got back on subject and then it dawned on him a simple mode of communication. "We could all just exchange ilac information." he said thinking it might be the best thing at the end of the day it would prevent any mishaps that could happen in the future "Normally one of my companions have my ilac but they would get the information to me quickly, they have it so I can't be found. I am starting to think they're more paranoid than I am and that's saying something." he said with a chuckle as if it was a joke but it was completely true, the blonde haired youth was paranoid and always on high alert even when sleeping but that was just something that he couldn't help given how he was raised. "I hope this is acceptable to everyone." he said calmly waiting to hear what the others thought. It had seemed that before he would get their answers they split up as there was a mini game that seemed to intreast each of them and met up shortly afterwards each holding a trophy. "Seems you are all winners." Seiyuki commented with a gentle tone one would expect from a refined woman from midi. "Congratulations both." Ruvel said with a smile having for the moment completely forgotten that he wanted to take part in the cooking competition, that was until Samira brought it up making the youth nod "I had completely forgotten about that, I was just enjoying myself spending time here with you all." he said his words were small and embarrassed as he told them of his thoughts, the snow Elven maiden holding him close. "The moon is making steps forward, the gates will be happy." she said to him kissing the side of his temple knowing that something like this has and most likely would never be easy for the one currently in her care.

Seeing Samira head off with a quick pace, soon followed by Leona, Seiyuki started to lead Ruvel at a comfortable pace. People moving out of the way as she moved forward seeing that she was with someone who couldn't see and didn't want them to be in any danger of falling due to being knocked by fooling around or bumped into by being in a rush. Both Ruvel and Seiyuki were thankful of the consideration shown to them and soon met up once again with Leona and Samira who seemed to be carted onto the stage by the host from what he could hear. Ruvel couldn't help but chuckle at Samira's protests and them falling on deaf ears "This is going to be intresting to say the least." he said trying to stop his gentle laughter "It's good to hear the moon laugh and see him have fun. Are you needing me to help while at your station?" the snow maiden asked making him shake his head "No, the moon entered himself and must work with the same rules as the others." he said but allowed her to take him to his station before moving into the crowed once more but remaining close just in case she was required.

Ruvel remained still listening to the arrogant chef seemingly trying to make a fool out of Leona and closed his eyes under his blindfold, he could hear the stomping coming towards him and before he could even get his first word out Ruvel was already prepared "You should watch manners, you might be a world class chef but that doesn't give you the right to talk to people in such ways, especially in public in front of a crowed. What on Earthland is wrong with you it's common decency after all." he said calmly, he hated people being bullied especially people that he actually cared for on this occasion "Besides, I've been to your resteraunt in Minstrel and I would rather eat the grilled rat." he said his tone not hostile in anyway, it wasn't a well known fact but the blonde haired god of Ishgar was unable to lie, so his words unbenounced to the majority of people were in fact true. "I was taken to it by one of the nobles there, I wasn't impressed if I am to be perfectly honest, so please instead of belittling someone who is here for fun go back to your resteraunt and apologise to your employees for yelling at them because I'm pretty sure they heard you on Tolgalen that night." his voice calm making not only the chef stund but the crowed a warm smile on his face as he just went back to his station his head turning towards Leona "Diplomacy, telling people to go to hell in such a way they look forward to the trip." he said to her with a chuckle, the crowd seeming to chuckle a bit too "beside I dislike bullies, lets do our bests and just enjoy ourselves." he said to the female blonde of their little trio awaiting the instructions from the host so they could begin.

Ruvel had to wonder why the others didn't just step down if they didn't want to take part, it could have been they were worried about how it would come across to the others, but they didn't seem to be the types for that to bother them. Then again how did he know these types of things, it was just an assumption on his part as they had only ever done a few tasks together. Still, he was quite fond of his fellow wizard saints and hoped they could become friends in the future, his summons were still concerned that this was something that he was lacking even in his current state. They didn't want him completely isolated but at the same time they couldn't let him walk down the street freely in a place like Era or be on Tolgalen, not until they knew the danger had passed. He had fought against his captivity and swore he would walk out of the castle ruins in the Silent Glaciers he currently called home. It was only because his summons and guardians finally caved and allowed him to do jobs out of the way of the public eye, he had even stumbled into a few festivals where he had met the two women he had been getting closer to. It made him smile a little as he thought upon it, still the original wondering was there, but then he guessed there was several reasons as to why they could be still on stage though even as a blind person could see they didn't want to be. It would be something that he'd have to ask them later when the competition was over, for now however he wanted to have fun, if he could put that smug ass chef Ramsey in his place that would make this even better. He needed to realise that no matter just how good he might be, there would always be someone better and that he couldn't put someone down just because of a title or how they cooked, even he knew not everyone would cook to a professional level and just done it as stress relief or just a hobby.

It did confuse him how the famous chef called Leona a princess but then decided to contradict it by saying she ate rat on a stick. He can't ever say he had eaten rat before but who knew with where he grew up, still, he had eaten with nobility and royals from his fellow wizard saints homeland of Desierto and had nothing but the very best in the standards of foods. He couldn't say that the spices were to his taste but he was still polite enough to eat what he was served, after his summons told him how it had been prepared. He had even picked up a few hints and tips on many of his stays that he used himself all be it sometimes in a variation, he should perhaps try to cook for the pair at some point. They could even try some of what he was going to make now. The issue was he had no idea what kind of ingredients he had around him so this was going to be interesting to say the least, he was lucky enough to have Shindara and Amuul so they could help him with what he was holding. Taking a deep breath he moved away from his cooking station to wash his hands at a nearby sink, drying them off he moved back feeling around the ingredients he had been given to use. "Just a note to contestents, if you need to freeze, chill or roast something the fridges, freezers and ovens are enchanted with time magic so it will be done in a fraction of the time." the host of the competition informed them all. "Hm, interesting." he said to himself more than anyone else as he worked through what he would do for his foods. He took some beef and seasoned it with some rosemary, olive oil, sea salt and cracked pepper. When done he put it in a hot pan to sear as he washed, peeled and cut seasonal vegetables into small chunks. Next he made a quick beef stock. To it he added a few herbs such as bayleafs, rosemary and parcely. Taking the beef out of the pan he let it sit as he added the vegetables to the stock after having tasting it. When he was content he started to slice the beef into strips and put it into the pot. "Okay, starter on the go... a hearty beef and vegtable soup." he whispered to himself as he cleaned his work station so he could go to the main course.

Next he grabbed some lean ground mince and placed it into a bowl before going to wash his hands again, he then grabbed some onion and carrot and washed them before cutting them into small cubes, the then quickly sauted them in a pan before put them into the bowl. With this done he threw some breadcumbs in as well as two eggs, seasoned it again with rosemary, salt and pepper then started to knead the mixture together with his hands until it was firm. When he was happy with the mass he placed it into a baking tray and placed it in a nearby oven before going to wash his hands "I won't need the vegetables just yet for that, so on to the desset I guess." he spoke to himself as he condemplated on what to make, soon a grin appeared on the teenagers face as he knew exactly what he wanted to try. Cleaning the station again he washed his hands once more and started to crush what would be classed as oreo cookies before getting a baking tray. The first thing he done was used some cooking spray the last thing he wanted was for the thing he was making to stick, then melted some butter as he placed the cookie crumbs into a bowl before adding the now melted butter. With this done he started to stir them into together as he added a pinch of salt and some sugar, before long it was firm yet somewhat crumbly, so added it to the eight inch pan and pressed it down. With the base done he now had to do the topping so placed cream cheese, pumpkin puree, sugar stirring until there was no lumps, happy with that he added an egg and some yoke, next he added vanilla extract folding it in, next came pumpkin spice, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt. With everything combined propperly he started to put the mixture over the base in the baking tin. He then got a roasting pan, put the baking tin in it and boiled hot water before pouring it into the roasting pan until it came half way up the baking tin and put it in the oven. With that done he cleaned up again, stirring the soup. He knew that the meatloaf and pumpkin crème brûlée cheesecake bars would normally take hours, luckily what he was using was enchanted so everything would be ready on time. He got some seasonal vegetables and started to sate, boil or steam them depending on what they were needed. He made sure that everything was seasoned before moving to take the meatloaf out and let stand taking it out of the tin after fifteen minutes.

During that time he had taken the cheesecake out and put the baking tin into the fridge turning off the oven before getting rid of the roasting tin. Turning back to the meatloaf he started to cut it and place the slices onto a plate with the vegetables, for gravy he decided just to use some of the leftover stalk he had allowing it to reheat and thicken before putting it into a jug. The soup was soon placed into a bowl and he moved to the fridge to bring out the pumpkin crème brûlée cheesecake which he cut into generous helpings and put a piece onto a plate. He was content with what he had done but he was unsure as to how it would fair, still he had fun doing it and hoped the others had, had fun too regardless of what they had made.

Ruvel heard the host calling that there were only thirty seconds left on the clock, unlike the rushing he heard from many of the contestants around him he seemed to keep his calm. It wasn't that he wasn't any less stressed than anyone else taking part in the competition, he just knew if he rushed on the finishing touches of his plating them it would have just looked bad and he wasn't allowing that to happen in the slightest. He was known for being a perfectionist sure but that was just how he was brought up, even small mistakes were treated as if it was going to end the world and so even now was afraid that he would be punished for messing up. Given that the other wizard saints had already let it be known that their cooking wasn't that good he was curious to know what they themselves had made, it didn't matter however so longs they had fun taking part as far as he concerned. The fact that their had been no fire alarms, yelling or the need to evacuate the area because of fire was also a nice added bonus in his mind. He had to go off muscle memory on how he normally had things look when it came to his main course, the dessert simply had a small cinnamon sugar cage around it after a few drops of chocolate around it that he had put a wooden skewer through them so they looked like chocolate hearts on the plate. On the alarm going off he stepped back knowing that it might be a while before he was got to, there was at least one other before his companions and then the dreaded famous chef beside him before other people. His might not be as fancy or same standards as the famous chef who seemed to get a kick of belittling others but he had made a good hearty three course meal so he was content with that.

The first group of people, at this point he was wishing that he had been with his companions at least this way they wouldn't have been humiliated like they most likely were feeling. This was only his speculation though, they could have been fine with taking part but then again they hadn't been told they could have worked in a team which kind of annoyed the young blonde god of Ishgar. He remained quiet and tried to work out what the first contestants tried to make whatever it was it didn't seem to go down well as coughing quickly ensued "What happened?" he enquired to one of the staff that where close by "Oh it's the Monroe's they do cheese dip every year and every year they use to much spice." the staff member replied to him "I think they used ghost pepper this year amongst others." he added making the youth facepalm, he wasn't one for spice but if you were going to spice a cheese using several types of raw pepper like they had wasn't the way to go. "The next group seemed to make a chilli, it's going over well." the staff member said to help Ruvel know what was going on giving his current situation, the youth was happy to be told what was going on. "Perhaps I should try some after the tasting of the competition." he said thoughtfully to himself, he was careful about what he ate as he normally stuck to things that he himself cooked, though that wasn't always possible given his job. It was then they got to his first friends station and he had to blink twice at what she has said she had made "Did she say just say she made a bowl of cereal?" he asked the staff member that seemed to be helping him at current with telling him what was going on "Yeah and she wasn't joking, she offered the judges a bowl of cereal that had been sitting out for quite some time as she made it right at the beginning." the staff member notified him making the take in a quiet if not frustrated breath, it wasn't the fact that she made cereal if that was all she was comfortable in doing, it was more the fact that it had been sitting out for almost an hour.

Soon after the quick interaction between Samira and the judges about the cereal the teal haired summoner's summons quickly jamp in to defend their summoner in their own strange way. Going by what they were saying, Samira should never be let anywhere near a cooking utensil let alone a kitchen and that frightened him just a bit. 'Note to self, never let Samira in any of the kitchens.' he thought to himself shuddering just a little at the thought of what the potential aftermath might be. With the vibrations he felt on the stage he snapped out of his own thoughts just in time to hear Leona say what she had made and the conversation that came after it. To him it made perfect sense why Leona might not have went with anything fancy, it wasn't an uncommon thing after all for people who were busy and didn't have the money to burn to eat basic but hearty foods such as soups or stews. The fact she hadn't almost poisoned them with a bunch of peppers or give them sour milk cereal should have made them happy, from what he smelt it was slightly over toasted but it wasn't that bad all in all. Many people would have happily eaten the sandwich and been happy with it, well that was until the last part that seemed to have played a part. "Come to life?" he said in disbelief, how was it that this kind of thing kept happening when the three came together? If it wasn't the fact that clothing was getting ruined it was something else and on this occasion it was a feral toasted cheese sandwich. "A little help please." he said to the staff member who nervously nodded and helped him over to Leona's table, using his heightened hearing he eventually grabbed the sandwich, at this point he moved back towards the fridge and threw it inside after opening the door and closed it before heading back to his own station quietly.

It wouldn't kill the sandwich but like everything that got cold he hoped it would stop it, it wasn't like it would do any harm but then again could the toasted cheese do anything other than give someone a scolding due to hot cheese? He would rather not put that one to the test in all honesty. The judges just looked on in complete confusion unsure on whether or not they should even continue the competition after the fiasco of almost being killed by overly spiced cheese fondue, sour milk cereal and an overly aggressive toasted cheese sandwich. "The chances are it came to life due to where this festival is taking place." he finally said remembering that they where so close to the haunted castle they may as well be trick or treaters at this point. He closed his eyes and brought up his blindfold to rub his eyes for a moment before going to wash his hands again for hygiene purposes "There is likely something in the castle that is causing mischief. Miss Nassar, Miss Jarnefeldt should we go and have a look?" he suggested to the pair of woman who likely wanted to get off the stage by now, he cared little for this competition at this point as though the grilled cheese was not dangerous, the next 'trick' might be and this was something he and likely the others would want to avoid at all costs if they could.

Ruvel remained where he was at his station his eyes closed underneath his blindfold as he listened to how Samira believed that Leona had been an overachiever. Something had told him that this hadn't been Leona's doing but some mischievous imp doing it, of course he could be wrong but the distress coming from the saint of courage told him the former of the two options was most likely the more that latter but still he could have been wrong. It was then the staff started looking at the magical food, to the rules and back again mumbling about if this was allowed or not and what they should do. The blonde haired youth having keen senses thanks to being a demonslayer and with losing his sight his hearing had gotten that much keener. On occasions this was more of a hindrance than helpful but on this fateful day it seemed to be more the latter than the former. "The staff who are looking at the rules currently can not find anything that say that living food isn't against the rules, that being said their is a moral quandary on wither eating sentient food is actually murder or not." he said calmly remaining at his station but looking towards where he had heard Samira's voice. It was before he had thrown the infernal grilled cheese sandwich into the fridge that he had heard the thing almost giggle as if tickled, this had had him take pause for a moment as he blinked under his blindfold and couldn't help but sigh. He was sure that Samira had likely poked the thing on what would likely be its stomach like a mascot from one of the baking good brands often seen on the lacrima crystals. He cared for his companions deeply, but sometimes he felt like he wanted to facepalm and shake his head at some of the things they done. Then again he guessed he himself had quirks that likely drove them up the wall much like they did some of his former summons, still they wouldn't go away that easily if at all so it wasn't like he could judge them on how they were either.

He placed the living grilled cheese sandwich into the fridge in such a way because he seriously couldn't be paid enough to deal with the headache that thing was. Also in his mind until they decided what to do with the thing it could be argued that it likely would have been the safest place to put it for its sake as someone most likely Samira would try to take a bite out of it or it would try and spit hot melted cheese at people after growing to be at least ten foot tall. They were inside the cursed lands after all near the haunted castle so he wasn't really putting anything to chance if he could help it on the latter. The former he had spent so much time around the goddess of humility that he knew her childlike curiosity would get the better of her and she would end up having a stomach that would talk to her, would make her act strange... well stranger than normal or give her food poisoning. Not that the last option would be Leona's fault but they had no idea what sort of magic was being used and so anything could really happen if someone decided to eat it. Truly, if it had been up to him the thing would have already been incinerated but it wasn't up to him so the sandwich should at least be thankful for that. He had already suggested about entering the place a little while ago but with how Samira acted it was clear she wasn't going to go in willingly. "The last time you went in there, were you at your current strength and with two others of similar strength?" he enquired trying to gauge just how bad it would be for them "Also, I have summons who read thoughts of those who they come in contact with naturally due to reasons so we would have the upperhand." were it was true they wouldn't tell what was inside a person's mind, the dead they came across; well of course they respected their privacy too but they mattered little when it came to the living so would tell but only what was needed for safety's sake. "They would only give us what we needed to keep us safe but sometimes the secrets or threat of them coming out is enough for people to back off, of course there is also the chance of frenzy due to fear." he said as if dissecting the pros and cons of going into the place under such circumstances.

The thought of looking around the grounds of course had its own merits, perhaps the one who had been causing the unexplained life in the grilled cheese wasn't inside but around it as Samira had said, it didn't seem quite corrupted enough to have been in the castle itself but then who knew. In his mind it could have been a child playing the pranks but that would all come down to the innocence of the child when they passed and not being influenced by others alive or dead. Only time would tell he guessed. On hearing Samira's question he tilted his head with a shrug "What about it?" he asked as if it meant very little to him at this point "Even innocent pranks could be potentially dangerous don't you think? We have a duty to keep the people here safe after that's sorted we could finish this and go on about enjoying the rest of the day." he said thoughtfully as if he had thought this through, he hadn't though it just seemed logical to him. He couldn't help roll his eyes as it seemed the famous chef seemed to want to chime in about what he believed "Oh will you be quiet you insufferable idiot." the youth said coldly "One, Miss Jarnefeldt isn't a princess please do your research before talking to one of us you just come off as a fool otherwise, in addition to that it is a compliment to call someone a princess when they come from a humble beginning like Miss Jarnefeldt has. Two, since you weren't listening like the narcissist you quite obviously are I will repeat myself, there is no rule against bringing food to life. Three, there is no rule against leaving stations during or after the fact so neither of us would be getting disqualified. So sorry to disappoint." his voice hadn't changed it was clear that he had some sort of hate towards the two wizard saints because he hadn't mentioned Samira at all and she too had left her station.

It had all started now, it seemed like the chef wanted to throw down old fashion style with Leona, this guy really was a moron in his opinion. He was picking a fight with a woman who could likely end his life in a single punch even if she was holding back, he had no words as to describe what he thought about the elder man. It was when he started insulting her he growled a little under his breath "Listen you pompous arrogant windbag, you are only making yourself look like a clown by picking this fight..." he started as he began walking back to Leona's station where everything seemed to be taking place "She is far stronger than yourself and even if she were to hold back you would still end up knocked out so take the advice of someone clearly smarter than the weed you are and back down before you get hurt." He wasn't threatening in anyway, that wouldn't do any good in all honesty it wasn't Ruvel's way of getting things done; his way of battle was through words and it was clear that the audience was snickering at what the youth had to say about and to the chef. "You realise it is a disqualifiable offence to incite violence in another participant right chef." he said calmly knowing the waiver/rules of this contest thanks to Shidara and Amuul telling him "So other than showing people just how foolish you are by challenging someone who you stand no chance against in a fight, proving just how abusive you are mentally to people thus likely destroying your reputation, you have also been disqualified from a simple baking contest you were trying to win by underhanded tactics. Congratulations the clown king award goes to you." he said while slowly clapping stopping by Leona's side, the chef however wouldn't get a chance to argue or lash out at what he had said thanks to what came next.

It was when an audience member called out Ruvel turned around as if to look, of course that was out of the question this was just a force of habit. "Well would you look at that" he said as if he could see it, going by what was being said around him the idiot that was the ever arrogant chef Ramsey had been eaten by the mutated fridge "Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy in my honest opinion." he was really wondering if they had to save the annoyance that was the world famous chef Ramsey, in honesty he really didn't want to but he knew they should. He himself hadn't been hit by any of the warm melted cheese that had come flying from the now toasted fridge cheese sandwich as his necklace activated to protect him as he sensed danger. "If it isn't infernal vending machines it is out of control refrigerators" he started to rub his temples, it was clear this was giving him a headache. It had been months since he had been allowed to leave the safety of his ancestral home and this happens, he wished he was there at current but alas he was here but then what had he expected from the cursed lands in all honesty. "You know Miss Nassar I was thinking roughly the same thing. We should get going." he said feeling a hand on his shoulder as Seiyuki had joined him on stage ready to lead him when he was ready. "I really could do with some cheese fondue right now." he commented as he walked off the stage, the smell of cheese was really making him crave some which was strange in itself.